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Associations between Adolescents' Weight and Maladjustment Differ with Deviation from Weight Norms in Social Contexts
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Sutter, Carolyn; Nishina, Adrienne; Witkow, Melissa R.; Bellmore, Amy – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: In line with the reflected self-appraisal hypothesis, previous research finds associations between weight and maladjustment are strongest when there is a mismatch between individuals' weight and the weight norm of their social contexts. However, research has not considered associations in more proximal social contexts. We examined…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Adolescents, Body Weight, Friendship
Salient Environmental and Perceptual Correlates of Current and Established Smoking for 2 Representative Cohorts of Indiana Adolescents
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Seo, Dong-Chul; Bodde, Amy E.; Torabi, Mohammad R. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Purpose: A secondary analysis of 2000 and 2004 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS) data was conducted to investigate salient environmental and perceptual correlates of adolescents' current and established smoking while controlling for demographic variables such as gender, grade, and race/ethnicity and to compare the pattern of significant…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Smoking, Adolescents, Marketing